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it was sold to meg whitman back then. he isn't done. has a company called solar city he believes will soon as he told fox business go public so watch out for a solar city. look at the markets. we are watching a huge rally in the wake of ben bernanke saying -- he announced an open ended bond buying program on behalf of the federal reserve. it could be $40 billion in mortgage-backed security purchases on a weekly basis with no end in sight. he believes he has to give the market and the world assurance that the fed is in and as you can see down the industrial someone.5% but look at the nasdaq up 40 to points. we haven't seen that since november of 2000. closing bell ringing in eight minutes. two stocks that got a bump from the apple iphone 5 announcement. they are out today but could they be long term apple plays? i will reveal those stocks next. can you guess which ones? tweet me at liz claman. when we got married. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. th
it was sold to meg whitman back then. he isn't done. has a company called solar city he believes will soon as he told fox business go public so watch out for a solar city. look at the markets. we are watching a huge rally in the wake of ben bernanke saying -- he announced an open ended bond buying program on behalf of the federal reserve. it could be $40 billion in mortgage-backed security purchases on a weekly basis with no end in sight. he believes he has to give the market and the world...
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dave: if the slowness of the economy hits corporate earnings because as we just heard from meg whitman, hp is doing okay but they are firing people. they are letting people go to become more efficient. that is why their bottom line looks better and you multiplied that by hundreds of companies from the united states that is why unemployment stays frustratingly high. won't that eventually hurt corporate profits? >> there is a lot that can go wrong and the fed was trying to minimize the risks if things go wrong from here but if you don't believe in the government and you don't believe in the u.s. currency because they are throwing so much money at it and you don't believe in government that when you do want to own are shares in corporations because they are the strongest entities in the world with a global footprint, good balance sheets. in a sea of uncertainty and lower returns one of the things you want to learn is a share of a growing stream of earnings and dividend and speculate by low-quality stocks, there is a lot that can go on but you want return and you do have to own the higher-
dave: if the slowness of the economy hits corporate earnings because as we just heard from meg whitman, hp is doing okay but they are firing people. they are letting people go to become more efficient. that is why their bottom line looks better and you multiplied that by hundreds of companies from the united states that is why unemployment stays frustratingly high. won't that eventually hurt corporate profits? >> there is a lot that can go wrong and the fed was trying to minimize the...
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that would make sense whitman to look much more in word of course but that's what they've been told to do anyway so that's fine. they're going to look at her because look outside there's no place to look at i mean you say next the us is in trouble. but i think this point i think in the in the outside world there tends to be. an assumption that the chinese have these grandiose ambitions to take over the world and to extend their influence and power . very rapidly and to try to dominate the i.m.f. and the world bank and. various other international institutions i think they wanted to happen on an incremental basis they are not yet ready. to run why because the costs are too high. i mean i mean it makes perfect sense you know you want to fight terrorism the world that americans pay for americans die another in different ways actually i mean let's take the internationalization of the renminbi which everybody's been talking about but if the remedy is really to be internationalized what does it mean that the communist party has to give up has to give up. allocation of capital the exchange ra
that would make sense whitman to look much more in word of course but that's what they've been told to do anyway so that's fine. they're going to look at her because look outside there's no place to look at i mean you say next the us is in trouble. but i think this point i think in the in the outside world there tends to be. an assumption that the chinese have these grandiose ambitions to take over the world and to extend their influence and power . very rapidly and to try to dominate the...
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and then her successor was meg whitman. so we did have tech did dominate the list and then -- for a while. and then they left their jobs. and interestingly, meg whitman who used to be number one on our list for a few years is now ceo of hewlett-packard and is number three on our list now. >> but it's in revenue? because in market cap, those aren't the biggest tech companies. >> no, believe me, it's amazing to realize that, okay -- >> apple is bigger in market cap and that's not a woman. >> right. absolutely. but these are the two biggest companies in revenue in america. but it was not a toss up between these two women in terms of who was number one. hp's market cap is $36 billion. ibm's market cap is $236 billion. >> patty, angela browley, is she gone? >> she's gone. >> that's depressing to me. it's all about the job you have at the time. so it seems like you would gain power and still be powerful, but the minute you lose your job, you're just back to nothing at all. >> unfortunately, you know, i like to say that real power
and then her successor was meg whitman. so we did have tech did dominate the list and then -- for a while. and then they left their jobs. and interestingly, meg whitman who used to be number one on our list for a few years is now ceo of hewlett-packard and is number three on our list now. >> but it's in revenue? because in market cap, those aren't the biggest tech companies. >> no, believe me, it's amazing to realize that, okay -- >> apple is bigger in market cap and that's...
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meg whitman's going to get it right there, right? >> i would stay really far away and do something better with your capital. this is a really troubled situation. i don't think there's a ton of risk given where the share price is. but there are so many better things out there to be involved with. really, when it comes down to it, what does hewlett-packard do anyone is interested in? printer cartridges? >> i thought there was, like, something else. >> i'll answer that question. no. >> not rhetorical. is there a single device that hewlett-packard makes that anyone you know is interested in? >> the answer to that is no. but, josh, if you look at what they're spending the cost savings on, it is a lot of r & d. it is about data centers, service centers. >> call me in three years when that bears fruit. until then i'd rather be in higher quality names. >> i totally hear you and totally agree. to push back, they are trying to turn around the ship. it's not as if they think printer cartridges where they want to be ten years from now. >> they a
meg whitman's going to get it right there, right? >> i would stay really far away and do something better with your capital. this is a really troubled situation. i don't think there's a ton of risk given where the share price is. but there are so many better things out there to be involved with. really, when it comes down to it, what does hewlett-packard do anyone is interested in? printer cartridges? >> i thought there was, like, something else. >> i'll answer that question....
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at hewlett-packard and yes, we do have the relatively new, coming up on one year, brand new ceo, meg whitman, embattled. it has been a tough year. she is trying to turn around this company. it is a fox business exclusive. we'll take up inside hewlett-packard. we'll also show you the garage, yes, more than 70 years, hewlett-packard started in a fwa raj. we're going to take inside. all that and more, david, coming up tomorrow on day two of "3 days in the valley". david: i want to make sure i understand the getaround. that means i could actually rent your car while you're working in the 3:00 so i could tool around from 3:00 to 4:00 and make it here? liz: yes, yes if i may me enough. david: not doing it for 50 bucks an hour. that is for the tesla. you don't have a tesla yet, do you. liz: not yet. i want one though. david: liz, thank you very much. liz: okay. david: we'll see you. the u.s. credit rating is at risk again but moody's says there is still a way to get the country back on track. we have the details on what needs to be done to prevent yet another downgrade. that's coming up. ally bank.
at hewlett-packard and yes, we do have the relatively new, coming up on one year, brand new ceo, meg whitman, embattled. it has been a tough year. she is trying to turn around this company. it is a fox business exclusive. we'll take up inside hewlett-packard. we'll also show you the garage, yes, more than 70 years, hewlett-packard started in a fwa raj. we're going to take inside. all that and more, david, coming up tomorrow on day two of "3 days in the valley". david: i want to make...
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but the silicon valley superstars at the top including david, meg whitman of hewlett-packard. they just announced more job cuts. it will be her first interview with us and with anybody since their numbers just came out for q3. a lot to ta a
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as ceo meg whitman puts her structure into effect. look for 11,500 for this year. and kodak will eliminate 1,000 jobs as it looks to bankruptcy next year and didn't say where they will be made. >>> in the arctic ocean, shell oil began drilling monday. sea ice is drifting towards the site and shell is moving the drill as a safety precaution. bp is reducing its presence in mexico selling assets for $5 billion part of which to pay for the cleanup costs from the explosion and spill two years ago and will still have some left after the sale. >>> the democratic ticket found itself crossing into the reality tv zone or maybe a road trip. here's the president getting a full off the ground buddy hug from scott vanduzer from big apple pizza in fort pierce, florida and now says that stunt cost him patrons from both parties and vice president biden seen whispering into the ear of a lady biker. it might be time to give that regular guy act a rest. >> things get weirder and weirder. where was the secret service when that guy was bear hugging president obama? jackie deangelis, it'
as ceo meg whitman puts her structure into effect. look for 11,500 for this year. and kodak will eliminate 1,000 jobs as it looks to bankruptcy next year and didn't say where they will be made. >>> in the arctic ocean, shell oil began drilling monday. sea ice is drifting towards the site and shell is moving the drill as a safety precaution. bp is reducing its presence in mexico selling assets for $5 billion part of which to pay for the cleanup costs from the explosion and spill two...
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a year since meg whitman took charge. we'll grade her performance by the numbers. >>> and the computer attacks that have made online banking a headache for a lot of people and what's being done to stop them. we'll see you on "power lunch" at the top of the hour. now back to scott. >> see you then. the coffee war is heating up. starbucks ceo howard schultz is taking notice. listen to what he said earlier on "squawk on the street." >> i think the media is trying to create this coffee war situation, but it really doesn't exist. in less than a year we already have 15% share of the k-cup market. that'll continue. and we'll continue to support green mountain in that partnership. >> hmm. now, who in the media could be drumming anything up like that? herb? greenberg? joins us now. >> that would be me. when it comes to anything, howard schultz is generally very good at giving a politically correct answer to almost anything. >> we continue to support green mountain. i wrote it down when he said it. i knew you were going to try to s
a year since meg whitman took charge. we'll grade her performance by the numbers. >>> and the computer attacks that have made online banking a headache for a lot of people and what's being done to stop them. we'll see you on "power lunch" at the top of the hour. now back to scott. >> see you then. the coffee war is heating up. starbucks ceo howard schultz is taking notice. listen to what he said earlier on "squawk on the street." >> i think the media is...
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on wednesday a look inside hewlett-packard and talk to the ceo meg whitman. and on friday she is talking to the innovators of slip board along with decisionmakers from sony bloggers electronic arts and stand this. though the your stocks right now. the forget three days in the valley with liz claman does start tomorrow throughout the day. wants to let you know. global financial partners capital portfolio manager and managing director back with more investment ideas. we were talking in the break about a lot of people nervous about equities. there are stocks you like. >> look at natural gas plays. it will create a ton of jobs and one of the ways conservatively to play it is true in energy. gives you a yield of 7% and natural gas over the next five years has a small increase they will be at the forefront of being able to profit. cheryl: they hit $40. that is the high over the last year so it is at the top level. would you still buy it? >> absolutely. it has a boring pattern to it but the yield is what makes the stock. cheryl: boring could be good. i was curious a
on wednesday a look inside hewlett-packard and talk to the ceo meg whitman. and on friday she is talking to the innovators of slip board along with decisionmakers from sony bloggers electronic arts and stand this. though the your stocks right now. the forget three days in the valley with liz claman does start tomorrow throughout the day. wants to let you know. global financial partners capital portfolio manager and managing director back with more investment ideas. we were talking in the break...
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this week marked one year on the job for meg whitman and her turnaround efforts there. how do you think she's done? would you buy a share of hb stock today? >> well, look, meg was dealt a very tough hand. i've said that many times before, a company that majored on cost-cutting for too long, has not invested for growth or innovation. i think honest lit jury is out. while meg has done some cost-cutting that is clearly necessary, i think there still is not clarity around what is hewlett-packard's growth strategy going forward. where are they going to make their investments? how are they going to make some of their previous acquisitions pay off? think that's a story yet to be sold. >> sounds like someone saying they wouldn't buy any stock, carly. >> well, i own a lot already. >> all right. >> of course you do. thank you, carly. we'll see you see. carly fiorina. 20 minutes before the closing bell sounds for the day and for the week. a big 20 minutes coming out with the rebalancing of the s&p 500. dow industrials up around five points. >> the bulls have ruled friday recently,
this week marked one year on the job for meg whitman and her turnaround efforts there. how do you think she's done? would you buy a share of hb stock today? >> well, look, meg was dealt a very tough hand. i've said that many times before, a company that majored on cost-cutting for too long, has not invested for growth or innovation. i think honest lit jury is out. while meg has done some cost-cutting that is clearly necessary, i think there still is not clarity around what is...
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hurd was replaced by leo potiger who was replaced last year and replaced by meg whitman. with little strategy and little in the way of leadership hewlett-packard's stock still hasn't stopped falling. after hurd announced he was leaving you could have sold this thing for $35. that was a lot less than it was trading before this lost hurd but it's a heck of a lot more than the $18 and change where hewlett-packard's trading right now. like about like double. how about yahoo? that had a classic leadership vacuum even since carol bartz was fired, the ceo last september. yahoo's on its third ceo since then with marissa mayer from google taking the helm. although the stock hasn't been hurt as much as you'd think. it's because in part it was already knocked down about as low as it could go. even when a stock is already tanking, losing its ceo can cause the damage to get much, much worse. and this one i'm thinking about is first solar. this company had already been battered in 2011 because the solar panel industry was doing so badly thank you to the chinese dumping. but last octobe
hurd was replaced by leo potiger who was replaced last year and replaced by meg whitman. with little strategy and little in the way of leadership hewlett-packard's stock still hasn't stopped falling. after hurd announced he was leaving you could have sold this thing for $35. that was a lot less than it was trading before this lost hurd but it's a heck of a lot more than the $18 and change where hewlett-packard's trading right now. like about like double. how about yahoo? that had a classic...
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i have always loved walt whitman. i just love his work. especially in april when lilacs last by the dooryard balloon. and i always loved the canadian writer, i believe her name was katherine. she wrote creation. her writing is beautiful. i understand and he knows and understands. but in a way, who cares. i love her writing. >> let's go to the walt whitman park. >> the book starts covering writers only after world war ii. whitman is a great one who published things in the 1850s, he included the calamus forums, which are between men. it was very exciting and different and gay men and women would refer to these forums is that somebody was finally writing about me telling my story. i talk about the only briefly in my book because i'm talking about world war ii. but what lynn was a major breakthrough. an interesting thing about whitman as he did not want to be identified as gay. once he became famous, he was insisting that he would get letters from men in same sex relationships. and that would be like oh, no, that's not what i'm talking about.
i have always loved walt whitman. i just love his work. especially in april when lilacs last by the dooryard balloon. and i always loved the canadian writer, i believe her name was katherine. she wrote creation. her writing is beautiful. i understand and he knows and understands. but in a way, who cares. i love her writing. >> let's go to the walt whitman park. >> the book starts covering writers only after world war ii. whitman is a great one who published things in the 1850s, he...
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a lot of people are expecting a lot from whitman next week. there have been interesting notes, brian marshall of isi saying hewlett-packard should break into two. the growth company being more the enterprise, the servers and then the cash company being the printer and personal systems unit. who knows? but it's interesting because all of this is happening as hp stocks nears 52-week lows if not multiyear lows. the shortage has increased vastly over the past year. 3.7% of shares outstanding are short right now, but you compare that to just about 1.5% a year ago. >> yeah. >> so it's more than doubled. >> i think there are many people who believe this is a very important, if not crucial, year for the company. and kind of beginning with the targets that will be put out there on october 3rd, as we expect by meg whitman in terms of what they can expect financially. but this is a crucial year for the company. and some would say a make-or-break year in terms of it will assure or go down the other road. >>> goldman this time on yahoo! they have not had i
a lot of people are expecting a lot from whitman next week. there have been interesting notes, brian marshall of isi saying hewlett-packard should break into two. the growth company being more the enterprise, the servers and then the cash company being the printer and personal systems unit. who knows? but it's interesting because all of this is happening as hp stocks nears 52-week lows if not multiyear lows. the shortage has increased vastly over the past year. 3.7% of shares outstanding are...
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we were founded in 2006 by senator hagel, senator kerry, heart and governor christine todd whitman who will remain on the board today. and one of the points they raised them and it's still pertinent today was a lot of these issues when anyone mentions them they get paid into it one way or the other republican or democrat. we tend to feel they should get painted in the perspective of national security. and you will see we have a number of publications outside that we study all of them. energy security, nuclear security, climate change, american competitiveness, asymmetric terrorism among others. so i would encourage you to go on the web site and look at them and see how we take it from the perspective we put it in there. we put out the facts. we don't balance it one way or the other. today we are so pleased to have rose here. let me lay out a few ground rules as you can tell c-span is here and they are going to analyze it for us. rose will get up and talk for 15 or 20 minutes i presume and then we will have a q&a to lend dignity but would otherwise be i will choose who will speak and we
we were founded in 2006 by senator hagel, senator kerry, heart and governor christine todd whitman who will remain on the board today. and one of the points they raised them and it's still pertinent today was a lot of these issues when anyone mentions them they get paid into it one way or the other republican or democrat. we tend to feel they should get painted in the perspective of national security. and you will see we have a number of publications outside that we study all of them. energy...
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candidate run the gaunt let of a primary season in which the attacks from the right -- we saw it with meg whitman. she was determined to run in california with the republican party except for schwarzenegger has been out to pasture. but she got attacked by jerry poisoner in the primary, she brought out pete wilson, and she wanted to deport her nanny by the end of the election. [laughter] you know, the hispanic vote turned out in huge numbers for jerry brown. >> we could easily be having this conversation about the democratic difficulties among whites, right? it would totally change, as you were saying, if you had a candidate who was getting half the hispanic vote, be talking about why obama is likely to vote from 43% of whites, even slightly lower. but, you know, the republicans have set themselves a hurdle that is so high by allowing democrats to continue winning 80% of this growing population. the share of whites you have to win becomes reaganesque, and it's hard to ask your nominee to win by a landslide every four years. >> to follow up on this point, when i was looking at your report and the g
candidate run the gaunt let of a primary season in which the attacks from the right -- we saw it with meg whitman. she was determined to run in california with the republican party except for schwarzenegger has been out to pasture. but she got attacked by jerry poisoner in the primary, she brought out pete wilson, and she wanted to deport her nanny by the end of the election. [laughter] you know, the hispanic vote turned out in huge numbers for jerry brown. >> we could easily be having...
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. -- meg whitman. thegot attacked in primary. she bought out pete wilson and she wanted to deport her nanny by the end of the election. the hispanic vote turned out a dent in huge numbers for jerry brown who did very little to win their affections. >> we could easily be having this conversation about the democratic difficulties among whites. it would change -- if you have the candidate with half the hispanic vote, we would talk about why obama would drop from 42% whites to lower. a hurdle that is so high. the share of whites who have to win become the reagan-s. -- reagan-esque. >> hispanics are not attached to the democratic party the way african-americans are. we cannot just assume because there is a growth of spending votes that those of democratic votes. republicans who run for office did very well with hispanic voters. an african-american republican gets very few african-american votes. that is not true of the hispanic republican. it is hard to run the gauntlet of the primary electorate in the short run. even the long run, re
. -- meg whitman. thegot attacked in primary. she bought out pete wilson and she wanted to deport her nanny by the end of the election. the hispanic vote turned out a dent in huge numbers for jerry brown who did very little to win their affections. >> we could easily be having this conversation about the democratic difficulties among whites. it would change -- if you have the candidate with half the hispanic vote, we would talk about why obama would drop from 42% whites to lower. a hurdle...
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at the same time, don't forget, hewlett-packard and dell have a huge rivalry and meg whitman has been trying, working on a big turnaround plan that she said will take three to five years. when she said that, this came on the heels of their latest numbers that last month they reported the worst ever loss in their 73 year history. part of a big turnaround plan. back to you. tracy: stock has had a rough ride. thanks nicole. coming up, he helped pioneer the charter school movement. now opening up a multimillion dollars elite private school in new york. avenue's ceo will tell us now how he's trying to change the future of education. ashley: first let's take a look at some of today's winners and losers as we head into the break. the dow just off about 10 points. we will be right back. with the fidelity stock screener, you can try strategies from independent experts and see wh criteria they use. such as a 5% yield on dividend-paying stocks. then you can customize the strategies and narrow down to exactly those stocks you want to follow. i'm mark allen of fidelity investments. the expert stra
at the same time, don't forget, hewlett-packard and dell have a huge rivalry and meg whitman has been trying, working on a big turnaround plan that she said will take three to five years. when she said that, this came on the heels of their latest numbers that last month they reported the worst ever loss in their 73 year history. part of a big turnaround plan. back to you. tracy: stock has had a rough ride. thanks nicole. coming up, he helped pioneer the charter school movement. now opening up a...
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analysts meeting hewlett-packard under significant pressure and changing the guard and you have meg whitman leading the way for the company but what will come of this analyst meeting is a question whether or not they can legitimately turn this company around and that is why they were getting in on this. you can see honestly it has an up arrow and turned around and of the market has come out of its earlier low. melissa: thanks so much. up next charlie gasparino is back and breaking news. what is the story? stick around and find out as we head to break. let's look at how the dollar is fairing and you see it is stronger against the euro and the pound. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] the markets keep moving. make sure the news keeps coming with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. use the news links breaking stories with possible breakout stocks, options with potential opportunity, futures and forex with in-depth analysis. it's an all-you-can-eat buffet for all things trading. thinkorswim by td ameritrade. it doesn't just deliver news. it's making news. trade commission free for 60 days, plu
analysts meeting hewlett-packard under significant pressure and changing the guard and you have meg whitman leading the way for the company but what will come of this analyst meeting is a question whether or not they can legitimately turn this company around and that is why they were getting in on this. you can see honestly it has an up arrow and turned around and of the market has come out of its earlier low. melissa: thanks so much. up next charlie gasparino is back and breaking news. what is...
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thomas. >> thank you, chairman whitman, and the members of this panel for the opportunity to testify today. first, let me start by confirming the air force's continued support of of secretay panetta's goal of achieving audit readiness of the statement of budget resources by 2014 and for all financial statements by september 30th, 2017. the air force is faithfully committed to maintaining the public's trust, and our stewardship of taxpayer dollars in developing a culture that values efficiency and resource stewardship. air force leaders have consistently emphasized the importance of all-encompassing air force-wide effort which, as secretary panetta puts it, an all hands effort to successfully reach audit readiness by established deadlines. due to the commitment of leadership and to the dedicated professionals across the air force, we have made significant progress to date. however, due to the enormity and complexity of the task before us, we view reaching the 2014 and 2017 goals as having moderate risk. before going into the challenges of reaching the goals, however, i want to share w
thomas. >> thank you, chairman whitman, and the members of this panel for the opportunity to testify today. first, let me start by confirming the air force's continued support of of secretay panetta's goal of achieving audit readiness of the statement of budget resources by 2014 and for all financial statements by september 30th, 2017. the air force is faithfully committed to maintaining the public's trust, and our stewardship of taxpayer dollars in developing a culture that values...
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>> guest: i think walter whitman, if i'm not mistaken. it was used widely. the idea was this was actually very much of use to people like harry truman trying to arouse the american public thinking that the confrontation with the soviets was serious enough to get americans to pay for defense and perhaps surrender their sons and daughters quickly after world war ii.r so >> host: how much continuity was there between administrations when it came to soviet policy from fdr to johnson? >> guest: a lot more than people gave the sense of. dwight eisenhower campaigned in 1952 on something called roll back. had something called rollback. they said elect him because he will wipe the russians out of eastern europe. to some extent, he was serious to that effect. but the way that eisenhower handled this, he had it aide called andrew goodpaster. he was sort of a pullback supporter. they had this operation called operation solarium. the way he did it was he appointed three teams fred one was rollback, push eastern europe back even if it means war, and the other was isolatio
>> guest: i think walter whitman, if i'm not mistaken. it was used widely. the idea was this was actually very much of use to people like harry truman trying to arouse the american public thinking that the confrontation with the soviets was serious enough to get americans to pay for defense and perhaps surrender their sons and daughters quickly after world war ii.r so >> host: how much continuity was there between administrations when it came to soviet policy from fdr to johnson?...
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of perpetual peace and the transparency of republics but we are going to pare emanual kant with walt whitman. and subject to revision is to require every line of moby dick. this is not be. charlie hill, and in five minutes, it is perfect for these kids. it is time for one more. >> i wanted to ask about what your thoughts are of francis k fukiya fukiyama's theory about democracy being inevitable and how that relates to non say actors that we state in today's world? >> theorists who say their theories are inevitable, my theory is they are inevitably wrong. that is the problem with pherae. it is only half of reality. reality operates and subvert its theory and that is the importance of studying history and culture. frank to the hamas --fukiyama was on to something important and it was not seen clearly by historians and that was the number of states that had gone democratic in the 20th century. the quantum jump in the number of democracies from the beginning of the century to the time he was riding which was 1989 or so when the first iteration of that article. that is the kind of thing that is s
of perpetual peace and the transparency of republics but we are going to pare emanual kant with walt whitman. and subject to revision is to require every line of moby dick. this is not be. charlie hill, and in five minutes, it is perfect for these kids. it is time for one more. >> i wanted to ask about what your thoughts are of francis k fukiya fukiyama's theory about democracy being inevitable and how that relates to non say actors that we state in today's world? >> theorists who...